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Ibrahim 43

Ayah 43 of 52 · Meccan

مُهۡطِعِينَ مُقۡنِعِي رُءُوسِهِمۡ لَا يَرۡتَدُّ إِلَيۡهِمۡ طَرۡفُهُمۡۖ وَأَفۡـِٔدَتُهُمۡ هَوَآءٞ ٤٣

Racing ahead, their heads raised up, their glance does not come back to them,1 and their hearts are void.

Translation: Saheeh International (English)

1 This is their state at the time of resurrection from the graves. Their heads are upraised in fixed stares of terror, unable even to glance back.

Word by word

Each word's meaning and sound

  1. مُهۡطِعِينَRacing aheadmuh'ṭiʿīna
  2. مُقۡنِعِيraised upmuq'niʿī
  3. رُءُوسِهِمۡtheir headsruūsihim
  4. لَاnotlā
  5. يَرۡتَدُّreturningyartaddu
  6. إِلَيۡهِمۡtowards themilayhim
  7. طَرۡفُهُمۡۖtheir gazeṭarfuhum
  8. وَأَفۡـِٔدَتُهُمۡand their heartswa-afidatuhum
  9. هَوَآءٞ(are) emptyhawāon

Tafsir

When people will come forth from their graves, hurrying towards the caller, with their heads raised and anxiously gazing at the sky. Their gaze does not come back to them, but remains fixed because of the horror they witness. Their hearts are empty and are unable to comprehend, and they have no sense of understanding due to the terrifying thing they witness.

Al-Mukhtasar in interpreting the Noble Quran